Legends

Is it Probable that People Anywhere in the World are Kidnapped Solely for the Purpose of Involuntary Organ Donation?

Quora | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Legends, Urban Myths, Legend, Organ Transplant, Crime, Organized Crime, Organ Transplants, Urban Myth, Urban Legends, Myths, Kidnappings, Kidnapping, Kidnapped, Weird News News
Quora

Kidney theft is a venerable urban legend. The origins of urban legends are notoriously difficult to identify but in the case of kidney (or other organ) theft, the rumors seem to have preceded the real-life cases by some years.

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PHOTOS: Rankin And Damien Hirst Present ʻMyths, Monsters And Legendsʼ

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Legends, Rankin Gallery, Dani Smith, Monsters, UK Art, Los Angles Art, Cerberus, Myths, Damien Hirst, Rankin, Los Angeles, UK Arts, John Rankin Waddell, Rankin Gallery La, Arts News

Damien Hirst has teamed up with photographer and long-time friend Rankin at Rankin Gallery LA for a new show. "Myths, Monsters And Legends" is the duo...

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HuffPost Review: Oscar-Winner In a Better World, and Remembering Elizabeth Taylor

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Legends, Elizabeth Taylor, Susanne Bier, Africa, Markus Rygaard, Paul Newman, A Place in the Sun, Denmark, Montgomery Clift, Movies, William Johnk Nielsen, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

In her Oscar-winning film In a Better World, Danish director Susanne Bier has the audacity to enter places where madness and inhumanity flourish.

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10 World Locations Of Myth & Legend

Lonely Planet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Legends, Mythical Places, Myths, Mythical Places List, Legendary Places, Travel News

Even though we can get to the other side of the world in less than a day, there are still places that resist becoming everyday. Over the centuries the...

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They Are Women, Hear Them Roar

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Patrick Dennis, Crowded Fire Theatre Company, Annie Sullivan, Three Tall Women, John Patrick Shanley, Wendy Wasserstein, Clare Booth Luce, William Gibson, Auntie Mame, Maria Callas, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Five Lesbian Brothers, Master Class, Anthony Clarvoe, The Life, Jay Presson Allen, Eric Overmeyer, Cy Coleman, Edward Albee, Eve Ensler, Paul Rudnick, The Sisters Rosensweig, Marilee Talkington, James Kirkwood, Michael Storm, 70 Girls 70, Kander & Ebb, August Osage County, Jane Martin, Chekhov, The Killing of Sister George, Frank Marcus, Night Mother, The Secretaries, The Vagina Monologues, Actors Equity, The Women, The Miracle Worker, The New Century, Three Sisters, Doubt, Marsha Norman, On the Verge, Anton in Show Business, Don Groggins, Show and Tell, Marissa Wolf, Terrence McNally, Tracy Letts, Miss Margardia?S Way, Symmetry Theatre, Helen Keller, Nunsens, Non-Equity, Theatrefirst, Legends, Deuce, Arts News
George Heymont

I was intrigued by Symmetry Theatre's claim that fewer good roles are written for women, I found myself wondering if people might not be aware of the variety of plays that do indeed have meaty roles for female characters.

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